Window-shade holder.



` G. W. WMY. i Y wINnow SHADE HOLDER. l i LPPLGATIOI ILED 00T.28, 1909. Y

972,972. Patented 00.13.18, 1910.

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* GEORGE WM. WRAY, OE EL RENO, OKLAHOMA.

WINDOW-SHADE HOLDER.

Specication of Letters Patent. j Patented Oct. 18, 1910.

Application mea october 2s, 190s. vseriali No. 525,068.' j

To ail whom 'it'. may concern.'

. Be it. known that l, GEORGE YV. VRAY, aA

citizen of the United States, residing at, El Reno, in the county of Canadian and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful improvements in iVindow-Shade Holders, of which the following is a specilisation, reference being had to the accompanving drawings. A

This-.invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in shade roller supports and has for its object to provide a device of this character which is of simple con-l struction, may be very quickly secured in position upon the window frame, and is ad` )ustable to various sizes of windows.

Another object is to provide a shade roller support which maybe secured in operative position without requiring the-use of nails, screws, or other analogous fastening devices.

A further object is to provide. a shade roller support consisting of two slidable bars adjustable upon each other, and a. cam locking lever foi-securing the bars in their adjusted positions, roller eraekets being longitudinally movable on each of said bars to position said bracket to receive the ends of the shade roller.

`With these. and other objects in view, the invention consists ol' tbe novel construction, combination and arrangement ol' parts hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inv

which- Figure l is a perspective view of a shade roller support. embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is an elevation illustrating the application of tbedcvicegFig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is :i longitudinal section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detail eispeetive view of the cam locking` lever; liig. 6 isla detail perspective view of one of the adjust;- able bars.

Referring to the drawing and t' indicate two slidable. bars dispose/l in the same transverse plane and adapted to be moved upon each other to increase or decrease the length of the support for attachment to' window frames of variousl widths. The outer end of each of the bars is disposed at a right angle asshown at 'i' and has its extremity inwardly bent and provided with a pluralit)1 of teeth or serrations 8 which are adapted to bite into the woodwork of the frame and secure the kf bars thereto. The inner end ofthe bar G has i integrally formed therewith an elongated rectangular sleeve portion 9. This sleeve is formed by extending the metal of the bar and bending the same inwardly from the opposite edges thereof. The longitudinal edge portions of these extensions are then tudinal center of the har as elearl1 shown at 9' in F ig. 6. In this manner a suitable longitudinally adjustable.

Provided in the end of the bar G and een trally of the sleeve 9 there is a rectangular. opening t0 through which a cani locking lel' rom a. single piece of material bent to provide a substantially triangular shaped bearing portion 12 which as clearly shown in Fig. l is adapted to engage with the outer face of the bar 6 and normallyr secure the two sections 'of the supporttogether. The forward end of the triangular portion l2 is reduced to provide a comparatively narrow neck portion 13 which is bentat right angles as shown at 13 and extends through the opening 10. Upon the extremity of this neck portion laterally extending bearing lugs or trunnions "i4 are integrally formed and so proportioned that they are wider than they are thick in order to have a clamping-action. These lugs extend upon opposite sides'of the opening 10 and against the inner side of the bar 6. Y Said lugs have broad bearing sur.- faces 14 which engage with the adjustable bar 5 and securely hold the latter in its adjusted position within tbe sleeve t).

that the inner end of the bar 5 is .provided with a plurality of teeth or serrations 15 which are formed in the outer face thereof. and when the bar is positioned in the sleeve are adapted to receive the trnnnions 14, the edge 14 of which is disposed behind one of these teeth and prevents the longitudinal bar G as shown i'n Fig. 1. lt will be observed that when the portion 1Q of the locking lever the angularly extending vneel: portion '13 which acts as a cam is disposed at an angle through the o'penings 10 and' securely binds the adjustable bar 5 against lthe inner edge portions 9 of the sleeve 9. The Serrat-ions From reference to Fig. 4 it will be seen sliding movement of the bar 5 when the lock-4. ing lever 11 is engaged with the face of the bent in opposite directions toward the longi bracket. or sleeve is Yprovided which receives Y Y the end of the bar 5 and 1n which said bar 1s ver 11 is positioned. 'l'his lever is formed is disposed in engagement. with the bar 6,

ma)1 be easily and quickly adjusted to sekbrackets to receive the roller.

- tails of construction v itbout departing from 15 will absolutely preventI any sliding moveand 17 respectively. These brackets are each -fornied from a single piece of material which a very light Vand easily handled support is e f ariza'wa nient of the bar sections with relation to each' other andr owing to the disposition of;v the cam portion of the looking lever through the opening 1G, it will be obvious that there is but little danger of the lever being accidentally' released from its locking position.

As shown inr F ig. 2, the bar sections 5 and 6 after being adjusted upon each other as above described, have their end portions-engaged with the opposite edges of the window frame, the serrated ends thereof being driven between the outer portion of the Window frame and the Wall. Thus the necessity of disguring the woodwork is avoided while at the saine time the roller support is securely,y held in position. Siida'oly arranged upon the bars and 6 are the roller brackets 1G is Provided upon one end with a' laterally extending rectangular' sleeve i8 which einbraces the-bar 5 or G, and is slidable thereon toposition each bracket from the end of its bar to receive the trunnion provided on one end of the shade roller.-

F roin the ioregon it will be seen that have provided a :hace roller support which cure the same upon window frames ot various widths, the. suppmt carrying movable The entire device is constructed of sheet metal of suitable thickness to render the same durable in use While at the saine time provide .Y lVhile have shown and described what I believe to be the preferred embodiment of my invention it. will of course be understood that numerous ininor changes may1 be resorted to in the form. proportions and dethel essential features or sacrificing any ot' the advantages of the invention.

Having thus dat-.irri'oed tlieini'int ion, what 'is clai'ned is:

1. A shade roller support minprising two longitudinail)1 adjustable members, one of r`aid members invnigasi elongated sleeve iiitegrally formed on iis inner end, the other of said members being `lidalile in said sleeve. said .sli-eve. having a rectangular opening therein, :1 eain locking levi-tihaving a .zon

\ ii'aifted neck portion dispos-cd through said opening and an enlarged substantially tri- `angular shaped bearing portion adapted"to engage vvitlnthe outer face of said sleeve, the cani portion of Said member having lateral exteiisionsadapted to engage with said slidable ineiiiher and secure the saine` in its 2. A shade roller support comprising two adjustable bars,'the inner onfl ot one of said bars having an integral transversely extending portion on each ofv its opposite edges, tho

longitudinal edges cf said transversely extending portion being inwardly bent' toward each other to forni a rectangular elongated sleeve, the other of said barsl being positioned in andslidahle through said sleeve, said sleeve having an elongated `opening provided'through its outer face. a cani lock-y ing lever forii'ied from a single piece of niaterial, said lever having :i substantially ti'iangular shaped portion adapted to bear upon the outer tace of 'said sleeve and a contracted neel; portion hentai; a right angie and disposed t-hroiigh said opening, thix end or said neck portion having lateral extensions formed integrally therewith extending on opposite sides of said opening, said slidable bar having a pluralityY of Serratioiis in. its outer face, the outer edge of said extensions providing a bearing portion adapted `to engage insaid serrations and hind the .slidable bar in said sleeve to secure the saine in its adjusted position, in combination with a roller supporting bracket lon-` gitudinally movable on each of said bars, ea ch of .said brackets comprising a. rectangulaisleove portion engaged on said bars.` and an outwardlyy extending roller supporting arm. the outer ends of said bars being :ingu` Xlai-li' disposed and having inwardly turned g extremities, said evtremitics being serrated for engagement in the opposite sides of ai window traino..

ln testimony whereof l hereunto ai'lix my .-ignatiire in the present-vl of two witnesses.- GEO. YVM. Wl AY. ll'itncsses: l i

Osma S. HOWARD,

Aii'riinii T. MARCH.

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